Contemporary Dance Piece Inspired by Barbecue
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Barbecue has inspired all sorts of mania, but has it gone too far when a modern dance company bases a piece on the iconic American food?
In mid May, dance students at the Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company in Kansas City will be performing the Gates B-B-Que Suite, inspired by Gates Bar-B-Q and Kansas City jazz:
The piece is described as a "loving and playful look" at the tradition of Kansas City barbeque. Set in a barbeque restaurant, the choreography is intended to capture the "microcosm of society" in dance as people socialize and eat this favorite Kansas City cuisine.
Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on May 14 and at 8 p.m. on May 15 and 16, at White Hall, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City MO 64110 (map), located in the Performing Arts Center on the UMKC campus. Tickets, available at 816-235-6222, range from $15 (seniors) to $24 (adult). [via Fat City]
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4 Comments:
gates is just O.K. .. all screaming at you.. all.. not very good...
seikel at 9:31AM on 04/30/09
I really liked Gates! Granted, I havent had much other Kansas City BBQ to compare it to...but it's certainly a better bbq offering than we have in Chicago!
Hillary
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Chew on That at 11:41AM on 04/30/09
Went yesterday for lunch, it was great. In the top 5 or 6 BBQ joints in Kansas City.
mayor of waldo at 12:19PM on 04/30/09
I think that different locations may have better food, in regards to Gates.. but Arthur Bryants is really awesome, also, Town Topic.. if you need a burger and such.
seikel at 10:14AM on 05/01/09